Bloodbrothers (2005 film)
Bloodbrothers (Swedish: Blodsbröder)[1] is a 2005 Swedish crime film directed by Daniel Fridell starring Liam Norberg, Thorsten Flinck, Sofia Helin, Thomas Hedengran and Noomi Rapace.[2] The film released on 2 December 2005 in Sweden.[3]
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| Swedish | Blodsbröder |
| Directed by | Daniel Fridell |
| Written by | Grace Maharaj-Eriksson |
| Produced by | Kaj Ellertsson Daniel Fridell Mirijam Johansson Anders Lennberg Liam Norberg |
| Starring | Liam Norberg Thorsten Flinck Sofia Helin Reine Brynolfsson Thomas Hedengran Noomi Rapace |
| Cinematography | John Hellberg |
| Edited by | Orvar Anklew Håkan Wärn Jelena Mrdjanov |
| Music by | Johan Söderqvist |
| Distributed by | Public Art Entertainment AB |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
30-year-old Jon is released after seven years in prison and decides to put all his criminal activities behind him and start a new life.
Cast
- Liam Norberg as Jon
- Sofia Helin as Malena
- Mats Helin as Matte
- Reine Brynolfsson as Olle
- Thorsten Flinck as Zoran
- Noomi Rapace as Veronica
- Ken Ring as Sami
- Thomas Hedengran as Interrogator
- Bisse Unger as Luke
- Pia Green as Malena's Mother
- Leif Andrée as Guard
- Malou Hansson as Woman in sports car
- Fabrizio Pollo as Papa Fat
- Marcus Rubin as Hustler
- Valerio Amico as Gangster
Production
Blodsbröder was filmed on a very small budget of 500,000 SEK and took three years to make.[4] The movie is an independent sequel to Fridell's earlier movie Sökarna, released more than ten years later.[5]
Reception
Fredrik Strage called Blodsbröder a "total collapse" ("totalkollaps") in a review in Dagens Nyheter.[6] Esbjörn Guwallius, writing for Swedish film site film.nu, described it as a "positive surprise", while noting that many would probably call it a fiasco.[7] Writing for Svenska Dagbladet, Jeanette Gentele called it "exciting, well exectued and a little bit amusing" ("spännande och välgjord och även litet rolig") while Jan-Olov Andersson called it "better than expected" in Aftonbladet.[8]
References
- ^ "Bloodbrothers (BLODSBRÖDER)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Blodsbröder (2005)". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Blodsbröder (2005)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Jeanette, Gentele (1 December 2005). "Blodsbröder". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Fridell tvåfaldigt tillbaka". Svenska Dagbladet (TT/Spektra) (in Swedish). 29 November 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Strage, Fredrik (1 December 2005). "Totalkollaps för Blodsbröder". Dagens Nyheter.
- ^ Guwallius, Esbjörn (1 December 2005). "Blodsbröder en positiv överraskning" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov (2 December 2005). "Bättre än väntat". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
- Bloodbrothers at IMDb